Spangler Surname

20,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Spangler Surname Definition:

(German) One who mended pots and kettles, a tinker; one who worked with, or dealt in, lead.

Spangler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,8531:14,5841,827
Germany1,2711:63,3408,136
Australia2291:117,88513,036
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
England191:2,932,529101,561
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4431:9,2261,170

Spangler (56) may also be a first name.

Spangler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who mended pots and kettles, a tinker; one who worked with, or dealt in, lead.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Spangler Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Spangler Come From? nationality or country of origin

Spangler occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spangler? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,510th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 273,577 people. The last name Spangler occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Spangler reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Spangler is also the 1,321,957th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 56 people.

The surname Spangler is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 24,853 people, or 1 in 14,584. In The United States Spangler is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Spangler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spangler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spangler surname increased 457 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spangler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spangler last name are 23.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spangler earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.71% less than the national average, earning R 143,280 per year; in United States they earn 0.12% more than the national average, earning $43,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $50,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spangleer941/
Speangler941/
Spangle931,127/
Spanglr931/
Spagler930/
Spanglet8851/
Spangles886/
Spangelr883/
Spahgler882/
Spangley882/
Spanglee881/
Spanglir880/
Spongler880/
Spaugler880/
Spanglett828/
Spangli808/
Spogler803/
Spongle802/
Spangla800/
Spangly800/
Speigler7521/
Speugler751/
Speungle750/
Speigeler711/
Spohngellert703/

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Spangler Reference & Research

Spangler DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Spangler FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spangler
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